Random House New Releases - Transportationhttp://www.randomhouse.com/category/www.randomhouse.com2006-03-13T11:23:00-05:00Art of the Airport Tower by Robert F. Van Der Lindenwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588345080"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781588345080" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588345080">Art of the Airport Tower</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=304593">Carolyn Russo</a><br> <b>Introduction by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=2074179">Robert F. Van Der Linden</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 176 pages | Smithsonian Books | Photography - Architectural & Industrial; Transportation - Aviation - Commercial; Photography | <b>$39.95</b> | 978-1-58834-508-0 (1-58834-508-4)<p><i>Art of the Airport Tower</i> is a photographic journey to airports in the U.S. and around the world. This book, the companion volume to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name, explores 78 historic and contemporary airport towers through more than 100 fine art photographs by Carolyn Russo. <br><br>Russo's photography makes these ordinary structures extraordinary: more than mere aviation artifacts, they are monumental abstractions, symbols of cultural expression, and testimonies of technological change. The first impression travelers have when they reach a new city or country may well be the tower; as such, it is often an embodiment of important symbols and values. For example, at the Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sweden, two lookout points perch like birds at the top of the control tower in reference to two protective ravens from Nordic mythology. The Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in China features wavy structures designed to look like scrolls of silk delicately sheltering passengers below. Russo's striking photographs capture these features, and informative captions describe their architectural, cultural, and technological significance. An introduction by Smithsonian commercial aviation expert F. Robert van der Linden tells the history of airport towers to contextualize Russo's work. <i>Art of the Airport Tower</i> is a stunning book that brings a heightened awareness to the architectural beauty and historical significance of these structures.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97815883450802015-10-27T00:30:00-05:00Devotion by Adam Makoswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780804176583"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780804176583" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780804176583">Devotion</a> An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood, and Sacrifice<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185928">Adam Makos</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 464 pages | Ballantine Books | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - Korean War | <b>$28.00</b> | 978-0-8041-7658-3 (0-8041-7658-2)<p><b><b>For readers of <i>Unbroken, In the Garden of Beasts, </i>and<i> Band of Brothers</i> comes a pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching tale of bravery and brotherhood set against the backdrop of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;forgotten war&rdquo; in Korea&mdash;from the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Higher Call</i></b><br></b> &#160;<br> <i>Devotion</i> tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s most famous aviator duo: Lieutenant Tom Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Ensign Jesse Brown, an African American sharecropper&rsquo;s son from Mississippi. The heir to a Massachusetts grocery store empire, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighter planes for his country. Jesse, fascinated by aircraft since childhood, defied the odds&mdash;and the prejudices of his time&mdash;to become the Navy&rsquo;s first black carrier pilot. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the unlikely pair joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. While much of America remained in the grip of the odious Jim Crow segregation laws, Jesse and Tom flew above the fray as brothers in arms.<br> &#160;<br> Adam Makos takes us over the sea and around the globe with these two bold young aviators as they cut their teeth at the world&rsquo;s most dangerous job&mdash;landing Corsair fighters on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Deployed to the Mediterranean, the two men revel in the perks of their newfound status, partying on the Riviera with millionaires and Hollywood starlets&mdash;including a young Elizabeth Taylor. While Jesse delights in a world he thought he&rsquo;d never see, Tom meets the girl of his dreams. Then comes the war no one expected in far-off Korea.<br> <i>&#160;</i><br> <i>Devotion</i> brings us along on white-knuckle dive-bombing runs over North Korean territory, as the pilots of Fighter Squadron 32 man the front lines of what many of them believe is the opening battle of World War III. As the fury of the fighting escalates, Tom and Jesse fly, guns blazing, into waves of Communist troops to defend a group of Marines cornered in a hellish winter landscape. When one of the duo is shot down behind enemy lines and pinned in the burning wreckage of his fighter, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die, or attempt one of history&rsquo;s most audacious one-man rescue missions.<br> &#160;<br> A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of heroism and sacrifice, <i>Devotion</i> asks, How far would you go to save a friend?</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97808041765832015-10-27T00:30:00-05:00Devotion by Adam Makoswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780804176590"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780804176590" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780804176590">Devotion</a> An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood, and Sacrifice<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185928">Adam Makos</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 464 pages | Ballantine Books | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - Korean War | <b>$13.99</b> | 978-0-8041-7659-0 (0-8041-7659-0)<p><b><b>For readers of <i>Unbroken, In the Garden of Beasts, </i>and<i> Band of Brothers</i> comes a pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching tale of bravery and brotherhood set against the backdrop of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;forgotten war&rdquo; in Korea&mdash;from the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Higher Call</i></b><br></b> &#160;<br> <i>Devotion</i> tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s most famous aviator duo: Lieutenant Tom Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Ensign Jesse Brown, an African American sharecropper&rsquo;s son from Mississippi. The heir to a Massachusetts grocery store empire, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighter planes for his country. Jesse, fascinated by aircraft since childhood, defied the odds&mdash;and the prejudices of his time&mdash;to become the Navy&rsquo;s first black carrier pilot. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the unlikely pair joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. While much of America remained in the grip of the odious Jim Crow segregation laws, Jesse and Tom flew above the fray as brothers in arms.<br> &#160;<br> Adam Makos takes us over the sea and around the globe with these two bold young aviators as they cut their teeth at the world&rsquo;s most dangerous job&mdash;landing Corsair fighters on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Deployed to the Mediterranean, the two men revel in the perks of their newfound status, partying on the Riviera with millionaires and Hollywood starlets&mdash;including a young Elizabeth Taylor. While Jesse delights in a world he thought he&rsquo;d never see, Tom meets the girl of his dreams. Then comes the war no one expected in far-off Korea.<br> <i>&#160;</i><br> <i>Devotion</i> brings us along on white-knuckle dive-bombing runs over North Korean territory, as the pilots of Fighter Squadron 32 man the front lines of what many of them believe is the opening battle of World War III. As the fury of the fighting escalates, Tom and Jesse fly, guns blazing, into waves of Communist troops to defend a group of Marines cornered in a hellish winter landscape. When one of the duo is shot down behind enemy lines and pinned in the burning wreckage of his fighter, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die, or attempt one of history&rsquo;s most audacious one-man rescue missions.<br> &#160;<br> A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of heroism and sacrifice, <i>Devotion</i> asks, How far would you go to save a friend?<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97808041765902015-10-27T00:30:00-05:00Devotion by Adam Makoswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553398410"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780553398410" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553398410">Devotion</a> An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood, and Sacrifice<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185928">Adam Makos</a></h3><b>Unabridged Compact Disc</b>0 | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - Korean War | <b>$40.00</b> | 978-0-553-39841-0 (0-553-39841-5)<p><b><b>For readers of <i>Unbroken, In the Garden of Beasts, </i>and<i> Band of Brothers</i> comes a pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching tale of bravery and brotherhood set against the backdrop of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;forgotten war&rdquo; in Korea&mdash;from the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Higher Call</i></b><br></b> &#160;<br> <i>Devotion</i> tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s most famous aviator duo: Lieutenant Tom Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Ensign Jesse Brown, an African American sharecropper&rsquo;s son from Mississippi. The heir to a Massachusetts grocery store empire, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighter planes for his country. Jesse, fascinated by aircraft since childhood, defied the odds&mdash;and the prejudices of his time&mdash;to become the Navy&rsquo;s first black carrier pilot. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the unlikely pair joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. While much of America remained in the grip of the odious Jim Crow segregation laws, Jesse and Tom flew above the fray as brothers in arms.<br> &#160;<br> Adam Makos takes us over the sea and around the globe with these two bold young aviators as they cut their teeth at the world&rsquo;s most dangerous job&mdash;landing Corsair fighters on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Deployed to the Mediterranean, the two men revel in the perks of their newfound status, partying on the Riviera with millionaires and Hollywood starlets&mdash;including a young Elizabeth Taylor. While Jesse delights in a world he thought he&rsquo;d never see, Tom meets the girl of his dreams. Then comes the war no one expected in far-off Korea.<br> <i>&#160;</i><br> <i>Devotion</i> brings us along on white-knuckle dive-bombing runs over North Korean territory, as the pilots of Fighter Squadron 32 man the front lines of what many of them believe is the opening battle of World War III. As the fury of the fighting escalates, Tom and Jesse fly, guns blazing, into waves of Communist troops to defend a group of Marines cornered in a hellish winter landscape. When one of the duo is shot down behind enemy lines and pinned in the burning wreckage of his fighter, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die, or attempt one of history&rsquo;s most audacious one-man rescue missions.<br> &#160;<br> A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of heroism and sacrifice, <i>Devotion</i> asks, How far would you go to save a friend?<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97805533984102015-10-27T00:30:00-05:00Devotion by Adam Makoswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553398427"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780553398427" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553398427">Devotion</a> An Epic Story of Heroism, Brotherhood, and Sacrifice<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185928">Adam Makos</a></h3><b>Unabridged Audiobook Download</b>0 | Random House Audio | Biography & Autobiography - Military; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - Korean War | <b>$20.00</b> | 978-0-553-39842-7 (0-553-39842-3)<p><b><b>For readers of <i>Unbroken, In the Garden of Beasts, </i>and<i> Band of Brothers</i> comes a pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching tale of bravery and brotherhood set against the backdrop of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;forgotten war&rdquo; in Korea&mdash;from the<i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Higher Call</i></b><br></b> &#160;<br> <i>Devotion</i> tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s most famous aviator duo: Lieutenant Tom Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Ensign Jesse Brown, an African American sharecropper&rsquo;s son from Mississippi. The heir to a Massachusetts grocery store empire, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighter planes for his country. Jesse, fascinated by aircraft since childhood, defied the odds&mdash;and the prejudices of his time&mdash;to become the Navy&rsquo;s first black carrier pilot. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, the unlikely pair joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. While much of America remained in the grip of the odious Jim Crow segregation laws, Jesse and Tom flew above the fray as brothers in arms.<br> &#160;<br> Adam Makos takes us over the sea and around the globe with these two bold young aviators as they cut their teeth at the world&rsquo;s most dangerous job&mdash;landing Corsair fighters on the deck of an aircraft carrier. Deployed to the Mediterranean, the two men revel in the perks of their newfound status, partying on the Riviera with millionaires and Hollywood starlets&mdash;including a young Elizabeth Taylor. While Jesse delights in a world he thought he&rsquo;d never see, Tom meets the girl of his dreams. Then comes the war no one expected in far-off Korea.<br> <i>&#160;</i><br> <i>Devotion</i> brings us along on white-knuckle dive-bombing runs over North Korean territory, as the pilots of Fighter Squadron 32 man the front lines of what many of them believe is the opening battle of World War III. As the fury of the fighting escalates, Tom and Jesse fly, guns blazing, into waves of Communist troops to defend a group of Marines cornered in a hellish winter landscape. When one of the duo is shot down behind enemy lines and pinned in the burning wreckage of his fighter, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die, or attempt one of history&rsquo;s most audacious one-man rescue missions.<br> &#160;<br> A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of heroism and sacrifice, <i>Devotion</i> asks, How far would you go to save a friend?<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97805533984272015-10-27T00:30:00-05:00The First Blitz by Ian Castlewww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472815293"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781472815293" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472815293">The First Blitz</a> The Aerial Battle for London in the First World War<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=70925">Ian Castle</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 204 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - World War I; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Great Britain | <b>$19.99</b> | 978-1-4728-1529-3 (1-4728-1529-7)<p></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97814728152932015-10-20T00:30:00-05:00London Transport by Michael Bakerwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780747814290"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780747814290" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780747814290">London Transport</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=224288">Michael Baker</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 64 pages | Shire | Transportation - Public Transportation; Transportation - Automotive - Antique & Classic; History - Great Britain | <b>$12.95</b> | 978-0-7478-1429-0 (0-7478-1429-5)<p>The story of perhaps the greatest public transport organization in the World. Created in 1933 but with roots stretching back to the nineteenth century, it attracted a remarkably diverse but dedicated, loval, highly organized workforce which proved capable of performing miracles of dedication and bravery throughout the horrors of the Blitz. Apart of its huge fleet of trams, the last of which disappeared in 1952 and the largest trolleybus fleet in the world which operated &#160;from the ealy 1930s until 1962, London Transport was best known for the iconic red double deck bus typified by the RT. The first of these, now preserved, apread in 1939. The type was multiplied in the immediate post-war years to over 7,000 and served the capital, its suburbs and the Home Counties until 1979.&#160;<br><br>This followed an even longer lived Routemaster, which still operates two heritage routes through Central London. London Transport has always been at the forefront of design, not just of buses and coaches, but of buildings, posters, graphic design in all its forms and over the years employed many of the greatest artists and architects as well as engineers of the 20th century.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97807478142902015-09-22T00:30:00-05:00London Transport by Michael Bakerwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420918"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781784420918" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420918">London Transport</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=224288">Michael Baker</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 64 pages | Shire | Transportation - Public Transportation; Transportation - Automotive - Antique & Classic; History - Great Britain | <b>$7.95</b> | 978-1-78442-091-8 (1-78442-091-3)<p>The story of perhaps the greatest public transport organization in the World. Created in 1933 but with roots stretching back to the nineteenth century, it attracted a remarkably diverse but dedicated, loval, highly organized workforce which proved capable of performing miracles of dedication and bravery throughout the horrors of the Blitz. Apart of its huge fleet of trams, the last of which disappeared in 1952 and the largest trolleybus fleet in the world which operated &#160;from the ealy 1930s until 1962, London Transport was best known for the iconic red double deck bus typified by the RT. The first of these, now preserved, apread in 1939. The type was multiplied in the immediate post-war years to over 7,000 and served the capital, its suburbs and the Home Counties until 1979.&#160;<br><br>This followed an even longer lived Routemaster, which still operates two heritage routes through Central London. London Transport has always been at the forefront of design, not just of buses and coaches, but of buildings, posters, graphic design in all its forms and over the years employed many of the greatest artists and architects as well as engineers of the 20th century.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97817844209182015-09-22T00:30:00-05:00The Aviators by Winston Groomwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426213694"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781426213694" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781426213694">The Aviators</a> Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=148906">Winston Groom</a></h3><b>Trade Paperback</b>, 464 pages | National Geographic | History - Military - Aviation; Biography & Autobiography; Transportation - Aviation - History | <b>$15.95</b> | 978-1-4262-1369-4 (1-4262-1369-7)<p>Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of <i>Forrest Gump</i>), <i>The Aviators</i> tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage.<br> &#160;<br>This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly interwoven tales of their heart-stopping adventures take us from the feats of World War I through the heroism of World War II and beyond, including daring military raids and survival-at-sea, and will appeal to fans of <i>Unbroken</i>, <i>The Greatest Generation</i>, and <i>Flyboys</i>. With the world in peril in World War II, each man set aside great success and comfort to return to the skies for his most daring mission yet. Doolittle, a brilliant aviation innovator, would lead the daring Tokyo Raid to retaliate for Pearl Harbor; Lindbergh, hero of the first solo flight across the Atlantic, would fly combat missions in the South Pacific; and Rickenbacker, World War I flying ace, would bravely hold his crew together while facing near-starvation and circling sharks after his plane went down in a remote part of the Pacific. Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories--from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive it); barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy; and near-death to ultimate survival--as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97814262136942015-09-15T00:30:00-05:00Bradshaw's Diary 2016 by Old Bookswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781783660421"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781783660421" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781783660421">Bradshaw's Diary 2016</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=221127">Old Books</a></h3><b>Non-traditional book</b>, 128 pages | Old House | Transportation - Railroads - Pictorial | <b>$14.95</b> | 978-1-78366-042-1 (1-78366-042-2)<p>This brand new 2016 version of the bestselling Bradshaw&rsquo;s Diary is a must-have for any train enthusiast or Great British Railway Journeys fan. It is a beautiful desk diary full of attractive period illustrations and authentic text drawn from Bradshaw and other Victorian railway publications.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97817836604212015-06-23T00:30:00-05:00Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenackerwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385351812"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385351812" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385351812">Skyfaring</a> A Journey with a Pilot<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185169">Mark Vanhoenacker</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 368 pages | Knopf | Transportation - Aviation; Science - Natural History; Travel - Adventure | <b>$25.95</b> | 978-0-385-35181-2 (0-385-35181-X)<p><p>A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys&mdash;and reawakens our capacity to be amazed.&#160;</p><p>The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight&mdash;a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity&mdash;to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we&mdash;both as pilots and as passengers&mdash;are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.</p></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97803853518122015-06-02T00:30:00-05:00Skyfaring by Mark Vanhoenackerwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385351829"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780385351829" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385351829">Skyfaring</a> A Journey with a Pilot<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=185169">Mark Vanhoenacker</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 368 pages | Knopf | Transportation - Aviation; Science - Natural History; Travel - Adventure | <b>$13.99</b> | 978-0-385-35182-9 (0-385-35182-8)<p><p>A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imaginative weight of our most ordinary journeys&mdash;and reawakens our capacity to be amazed.&#160;</p><p>The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight&mdash;a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity&mdash;to the realm of the mundane. Mark Vanhoenacker, a 747 pilot who left academia and a career in the business world to pursue his childhood dream of flight, asks us to reimagine what we&mdash;both as pilots and as passengers&mdash;are actually doing when we enter the world between departure and discovery. In a seamless fusion of history, politics, geography, meteorology, ecology, family, and physics, Vanhoenacker vaults across geographical and cultural boundaries; above mountains, oceans, and deserts; through snow, wind, and rain, renewing a simultaneously humbling and almost superhuman activity that affords us unparalleled perspectives on the planet we inhabit and the communities we form.</p><br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97803853518292015-06-02T00:30:00-05:00A Century of Motoring by Jon Pressnellwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780747815105"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780747815105" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780747815105">A Century of Motoring</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=87991">Jon Pressnell</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 112 pages | Shire | Transportation - Automotive - Domestic - History; Transportation - Automotive - Domestic - Pictorial; Travel - Road Travel | <b>$12.95</b> | 978-0-7478-1510-5 (0-7478-1510-0)<p>By 1914 the motor car had taken its definitive form. Tiller steering had at last disappeareed (in 1911 when Lanchester abandoned it); the front engined rear-wheel drive stystem Panhard was almost universal, unit construction was being essayed (the Lagonda 11.9hp); coachwork was moving away decisively from its horse-carriage roots. A new industry was forming, with mass-production by Ford and Morris poised to drive car-ownership upwards. The First World War, precipitated by the assassination of a car-borne royal, was to be the first motorized conflict, and one that would see a generation of soldiers gaining experience of the automobile.<br><br><i>A Century of Motoring</i> charts the progress of motoring from this nodal point to where we are today &mdash;more mobile than ever, but with environmental concerns shaping the way cars are made, use, and ultimately discarded. Through 50 carefully-chosen photographs it examines the steady democratization of motoring, the development of the British motor industry, and the place of the car in British life. Along the way it depicts the landmark models that are part of this rich history &mdash;the Model T Ford, the Austin Seven, the Jaguar E-type, the Mini &mdash;but doesn't forget the oddballs that have added so much color to the motoring scene, specials, and the bubble cars of the Suez era.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97807478151052015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00A Century of Motoring by Jon Pressnellwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420758"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781784420758" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420758">A Century of Motoring</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=87991">Jon Pressnell</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 112 pages | Shire | Transportation - Automotive - Domestic - History; Transportation - Automotive - Domestic - Pictorial; Travel - Road Travel | <b>$7.95</b> | 978-1-78442-075-8 (1-78442-075-1)<p>By 1914 the motor car had taken its definitive form. Tiller steering had at last disappeareed (in 1911 when Lanchester abandoned it); the front engined rear-wheel drive stystem Panhard was almost universal, unit construction was being essayed (the Lagonda 11.9hp); coachwork was moving away decisively from its horse-carriage roots. A new industry was forming, with mass-production by Ford and Morris poised to drive car-ownership upwards. The First World War, precipitated by the assassination of a car-borne royal, was to be the first motorized conflict, and one that would see a generation of soldiers gaining experience of the automobile.<br><br><i>A Century of Motoring</i> charts the progress of motoring from this nodal point to where we are today &mdash;more mobile than ever, but with environmental concerns shaping the way cars are made, use, and ultimately discarded. Through 50 carefully-chosen photographs it examines the steady democratization of motoring, the development of the British motor industry, and the place of the car in British life. Along the way it depicts the landmark models that are part of this rich history &mdash;the Model T Ford, the Austin Seven, the Jaguar E-type, the Mini &mdash;but doesn't forget the oddballs that have added so much color to the motoring scene, specials, and the bubble cars of the Suez era.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97817844207582015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00What the RAF Airman Took to War by Bill Howardwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420550"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781784420550" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420550">What the RAF Airman Took to War</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=304815">Bill Howard</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 120 pages | Shire | Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - World War II; History - Great Britain | <b>$12.95</b> | 978-1-78442-055-0 (1-78442-055-7)<p>Between July and October 1940, in what became known as the Battle of Britain, a nation held its breath while the pilots of the Royal Air Force battled Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies above England. Many lost their lives in this hard-fought episode and in the four years of air campaigns that followed. As Prime Minister Winston Churchill put it, "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." In this beautifully illustrated tribute to "The Few," Bill Howard catalogs the objects upon which every wartime pilot depended, from the superstitious good-luck charm to the parachute on which his life may depend, and other poignant items relating to the air war.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97817844205502015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00What the RAF Airman Took to War by Bill Howardwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420772"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781784420772" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781784420772">What the RAF Airman Took to War</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=304815">Bill Howard</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 120 pages | Shire | Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Military - World War II; History - Great Britain | <b>$7.95</b> | 978-1-78442-077-2 (1-78442-077-8)<p>Between July and October 1940, in what became known as the Battle of Britain, a nation held its breath while the pilots of the Royal Air Force battled Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies above England. Many lost their lives in this hard-fought episode and in the four years of air campaigns that followed. As Prime Minister Winston Churchill put it, "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." In this beautifully illustrated tribute to "The Few," Bill Howard catalogs the objects upon which every wartime pilot depended, from the superstitious good-luck charm to the parachute on which his life may depend, and other poignant items relating to the air war.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97817844207722015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00Spitfire by Tony Holmeswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472812810"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781472812810" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472812810">Spitfire</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=70862">Tony Holmes</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 128 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - World War II; History - Military - Aviation; Transportation - Aviation - History | <b>$9.99</b> | 978-1-4728-1281-0 (1-4728-1281-6)<p>The Spitfire is an icon of World War II. It was a beautiful and effective fighter plane that became the darling of the British public, defending the skies during the Battle of Britain in deadly, swirling dogfights with the fighters of Nazi Germany. The Spitfire's fighting ability and superb handling meant it was loved by British, Canadian and American pilots alike. <br><br>This is a complete reference guide to the world's most famous fighter aircraft, exploring its history, its strengths and weaknesses and its combat performance in battles all over the world. Drawing on a wealth of research, detailed illustrations and contemporary photographs, this book reveals how the Spitfire became a legend of military aviation.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97814728128102015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00Spitfire by Tony Holmeswww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472812797"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781472812797" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781472812797">Spitfire</a> <br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=70862">Tony Holmes</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 128 pages | Osprey Publishing | History - Military - World War II; History - Military - Aviation; Transportation - Aviation - History | <b>$11.95</b> | 978-1-4728-1279-7 (1-4728-1279-4)<p>The Spitfire is an icon of World War II. It was a beautiful and effective fighter plane that became the darling of the British public, defending the skies during the Battle of Britain in deadly, swirling dogfights with the fighters of Nazi Germany. The Spitfire's fighting ability and superb handling meant it was loved by British, Canadian and American pilots alike. <br><br>This is a complete reference guide to the world's most famous fighter aircraft, exploring its history, its strengths and weaknesses and its combat performance in battles all over the world. Drawing on a wealth of research, detailed illustrations and contemporary photographs, this book reveals how the Spitfire became a legend of military aviation.</p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97814728127972015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00Time and Navigation by Paul E. Ceruzziwww.randomhouse.com<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588344915"><img align="right" src="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781588344915" border="1"/></a><h3><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588344915">Time and Navigation</a> The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There<br/><b>Written by</b> <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=224951">Andrew K. Johnston</a>, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=305327">Roger D. Connor</a>, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=259309">Carlene E. Stephens</a> and <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=224952">Paul E. Ceruzzi</a></h3><b>Hardcover</b>, 224 pages | Smithsonian Books | Transportation - Navigation; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Historical Geography | <b>$29.95</b> | 978-1-58834-491-5 (1-58834-491-6)<p><p>If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place&#160;is explored in&#160;<i>Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There</i>, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name.<br><br>Today we use smartphones and GPS, but navigating has not always been so easy. The oldest "clock" is Earth itself, and the oldest means of keeping time came from observing changes in the sky. Early mariners like the Vikings accomplished amazing feats of navigation without using clocks at all. Pioneering seafarers in the Age of Exploration used dead reckoning and celestial navigation; later innovations such as sextants and marine chronometers honed these techniques by measuring latitude and longitude. When explorers turned their sights to the skies, they built on what had been learned at sea. For example, Charles Lindbergh used a bubble sextant on his record-breaking flights. World War II led to the development of new flight technologies, notably radio navigation, since celestial navigation was not suited for all-weather military operations. These forms of navigation were extended and enhanced when explorers began guiding spacecraft into space and across the solar system. Astronauts combined celestial navigation technology with radio transmissions. The development of the atomic clock revolutionized space flight because it could measure billionths of a second, thereby allowing mission teams to navigate more accurately. Scientists and engineers applied these technologies to navigation on earth to develop space-based time and navigation services such as GPS that is used every day by people from all walks of life.<br><br>While the history of navigation is one of constant change and innovation, it is also one of remarkable continuity. <i>Time and Navigation</i> tells the story of navigation to help us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going.</p></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97815883449152015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00Time and Navigation by Paul E. 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Ceruzzi</a></h3><b>eBook</b>, 208 pages | Smithsonian Books | Transportation - Navigation; Transportation - Aviation - History; History - Historical Geography | <b>$29.95</b> | 978-1-58834-492-2 (1-58834-492-4)<p><p>If you want to know where you are, you need a good clock. The surprising connection between time and place&#160;is explored in&#160;<i>Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting from Here to There</i>, the companion book to the National Air and Space Museum exhibition of the same name.<br><br>Today we use smartphones and GPS, but navigating has not always been so easy. The oldest "clock" is Earth itself, and the oldest means of keeping time came from observing changes in the sky. Early mariners like the Vikings accomplished amazing feats of navigation without using clocks at all. Pioneering seafarers in the Age of Exploration used dead reckoning and celestial navigation; later innovations such as sextants and marine chronometers honed these techniques by measuring latitude and longitude. When explorers turned their sights to the skies, they built on what had been learned at sea. For example, Charles Lindbergh used a bubble sextant on his record-breaking flights. World War II led to the development of new flight technologies, notably radio navigation, since celestial navigation was not suited for all-weather military operations. These forms of navigation were extended and enhanced when explorers began guiding spacecraft into space and across the solar system. Astronauts combined celestial navigation technology with radio transmissions. The development of the atomic clock revolutionized space flight because it could measure billionths of a second, thereby allowing mission teams to navigate more accurately. Scientists and engineers applied these technologies to navigation on earth to develop space-based time and navigation services such as GPS that is used every day by people from all walks of life.<br><br>While the history of navigation is one of constant change and innovation, it is also one of remarkable continuity. <i>Time and Navigation</i> tells the story of navigation to help us understand where we have been and how we got there so that we can understand where we are going.</p></p><br clear="all">http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=97815883449222015-05-19T00:30:00-05:00